Master of Ceremonies
Welcome from the NABII Zambia Board Chairperson (5 min)
Remarks from GSG Impact, Elizabeth Boggs Davidson (5 min)
Sponsor Welcome
Speaker: Dr. Denny H. Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia
Speaker: Alwaleed Alatabani, Practice Manager, World Bank
Speaker: H.E Mr. Mikami Akiteru, Ambassador Extraordinary of Japan to the Republic of Zambia
Focus: Convene Africa NP CEOs to share progress and insights from their impact investing ecosystems, explore opportunities for regional collaboration, and introduce the AIIG CEO, who will present the AIIG Regional Roadmap outlining the strategic direction for the next five years.
Panelists: A diverse group of pension fund managers and other institutional investors from the region unpacking practical pathways and successful models for mobilising domestic wealth.
Focus: This session moves from theory to action by unpacking how to harmonize regional regulations and de-risk investments to allow African pension funds and insurance companies to invest in high-impact SGBs across borders
Focus: How can funds design practical impact management systems that meet LP expectations while remaining realistic and workable for portfolio companies?
Focus: This session will focus on creating a standardised, cross-border support architecture that provides SGBs with the “investment-readiness” data and technical tools needed to scale beyond their home markets.
Panelists: Aceli Africa, Commercial Bank from Kenya, Bank of Zambia, Technoserve
Focus: This session analyzes how regional de-risking mechanisms can turn “historically reluctant” lenders into active agri-SME partners, using the Aceli model of over USD400M in mobilized capital as a roadmap for continental expansion.
Invite Only Round Table
Ecosystem Builders and Market Catalysts, DFIs, Foundations and Philanthropic Capital Providers, Institutional Investors exploring impact allocations.
Focus: The invite-only breakfast dialogue will explore how catalytic capital can accelerate the scale and reach of impact investing across Africa, unlocking new pathways for private sector participation in sustainable development.
Focus: This session will serve as a platform to officially launch the SBGI in collaboration with the BoZ. The session will take the form of a fireside chat between the NABII SBGI Strategic Lead (Dr. Austin Mwape) and the BoZ Deputy Governor, Operations (Dr. Francis Chipimo). This will be followed by an official launch session on the main stage, where NABII and BoZ will be joined by partners.
Focus: Explore how Africa can transition from trader economies to maker economies by scaling innovation and manufacturing to drive sustainable growth and job creation.
Panelists (4): Climate Infrastructure Fund, Regional Power Pool Rep (WAPP or EAPP, or SAPP), Renewable Energy and Power Intermediary (Africa GREENCO), a DFI like DFC
Focus: This panel explores how cross-border capital, regulatory alignment, and regional power markets can scale renewable energy across Africa.
Focus: This session examines how policy advocacy enables the launch and scaling of national impact funds like Zambia’s SBGI, Ghana’s Ci-Gaba, and Nigeria’s WIF, to bridge Africa’s SDG financing gap.
Impact Investing Awards in partnership with Krutham
Interactive welcome wall: “One border we must remove to scale African impact.”
